Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 455 · 40 questions

Word tip (Name the skill first): Read the question and decide which skill it tests. Use that lesson’s method: swap test for synonyms, opposite end for antonyms, meaning for homophones, split the word for prefixes and suffixes. Check your answer by reading it back in the sentence.

1. 1.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankless (b) thankful (c) thankfully (d) thanking
2. 2.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
3. 3.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) well (b) kind (c) sick (d) brave
4. 4.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playful (b) playing (c) played (d) player
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) stone – rock (c) up – down (d) win – lose
6. 6.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) singing (b) smiling (c) raining (d) shining
7. 7.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) ewe (d) cow
8. 8.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) cows (d) stairs
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) teacher (c) waterfall (d) kitchen
10. 10.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) aunt (d) grandmother
11. 11.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) tree (b) work (c) cup (d) pen
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) chick (d) joey
13. 13.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) dancers (b) ships (c) cows (d) keys
14. 14.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) bubbles (b) leaves (c) feathers (d) pebbles
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) question (b) sunrise (c) journey (d) window
16. 16.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) grapes (c) cows (d) lions
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) early (c) cheap (d) honest
18. 18.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) heroine (b) princess (c) actress (d) hostess
19. 19.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
20. 20.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) worried (c) pleased (d) bored
21. 21.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
22. 22.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darckness (b) darkeness (c) darknes (d) darkness
23. 23.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyful (b) joyfully (c) enjoy (d) joyless
24. 24.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) polite (c) rude (d) greedy
25. 25.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickley (b) quickly (c) quickely (d) quikly
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) litter (b) gang (c) fleet (d) pride
27. 27.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
28. 28.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) fish (d) milk
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) ancient (c) natural (d) brave
30. 30.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) bold (b) scared (c) tiny (d) lazy
31. 31.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) rice (d) bell
32. 32.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happyly (b) happly (c) happiely (d) happily
33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) kid (c) cub (d) calf
35. 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
36. 36.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tall (d) caring
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) answer (b) majority (c) roof (d) journey
38. 38.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) peahen (b) mare (c) duck (d) hen
39. 39.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
40. 40.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) aunt (b) sister (c) niece (d) mother

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